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Voice control is dangerous
(lemmy.nz)
This morning my kid asked the voice assistant to "Turn off the computers in this house".
I heard it, thought well that's a strange request but seems harmless because how is home assistant gonna turn off computers.
Me a little while later, "why is shit broken? What's happening!"
Turns out dumb me had adguard exposed to the voice assistant, it switched off all the adguard settings including the DNS rewriting that is the cornerstone of many of my self-hosted services.
I've since revoked that access.
I just want to point out that i'd highly advise against plugging in your server rack to a smart socket. Those fuckers randomly cycle. Use them for things that are usually off.
Instead, use a UPS that has telemetry that you can read back. Bonus: it's a ups
I'm using a UPS now so I'll get rid of the smart plug. I've been using it for three years and haven't had issues with it cycling though.
What kind do you have? If they didn't cycle randomly, i might get some for myself :D
I have Meross smart plugs and they don't cycle unexpectedly. They do use older wifi chips though and my Meross garage door opener has issues staying connected for some reason . I've not had an issue with their power plugs though, been using them for 3-4 years as well.
Only issue with wifi plugs is that they want to call home otherwise won't connect :/
There is an HACS addon for Meross to make the calls all local. I haven't messed with it too much but it does work. The issue with my garage door opener is purely an issue with my Ubiquity setup and the fact it's connecting through an exterior wall.